AL · GEOID 01017

Chambers County area

Chambers County, Alabama covers 603.1 square miles: 596.6 square miles of land and 6.6 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area596.6 mi²
Water area6.6 mi²
Total area603.1 mi²
National land rank#1640

County outline

Generalized outline of Chambers County, Alabama
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Chambers County is located

Chambers County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 98.9% of Chambers County’s measured area and water for 1.1%. Its combined area converts to 1,562.1 square kilometers or approximately 385,992 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land596.5591,545.081381,797.8
Water6.55416.9754,194.6
Total603.1131,562.055385,992.3

How Chambers County compares

By original Census land area, Chambers County ranks #54 of 67 in Alabama and #1640 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 0.888 times the Alabama county-equivalent median of 672.1 square miles. It accounts for 1.2% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Chambers County?

Chambers County has more land than 1,582 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Chambers County596.6 mi²
Alabama median672.1 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Chambers County at #1,731 nationally by total area, 91 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.

Its water share is 1.1%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2%. The two percentages are within 0.1 percentage points of each other. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Chambers County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#1639Marion County, Arkansas596.6Compare
#1640Chambers County, Alabama596.6This county
#1641Rockbridge County, Virginia596.5Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 32.915390, -85.393947. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 1,545,081,622 m²; AWATER: 16,975,679 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Chambers County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 381,798 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 385,992 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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